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Development of isopluvial map using L-moment approach for Tehri-Garhwal Himalaya

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Estimation of design rainfall intensity is crucial for design and planning of water resources engineering projects. The intent of the present study is to develop regional IDF curves for Tehri-Garhwal Himalayan region in India, wherein numbers of hydropower projects are in planning and execution stage. Self Recording Rain Gauge (SRRG) stations are generally not so frequent in the project locations. Under this situation, the engineers are forced to use regional intensity duration frequency (IDF) curves. Under this study, four stations viz. Tehri M.T.Lab, Mukhim, Pilkhi and Dhuttu were available with SRRG data. These data are used to develop the regional IDF curve for entire Tehri-Garwal region. After selection of the most intensive storms, return periods has been determined using regionalized L-moment method. After developing IDF curves for above four raingauge stations, Thiessen Ploygon method is applied to find out average IDF curve. To show the spatial variability, Isopluvial maps have been generated using ArcGIS and a relation equation has been developed.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Mr. Biswa Mohan Goswami, Superintendent Engineer, DVC, West Bengal and Mr. Neeraj Agrawal, Sr. Engineer, THDC, for their help to improve the quality of the paper. The authors wish to thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive suggestions to improve the quality of the paper.

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  1. Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 247-667, India

    S. Sarkar

  2. Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247-667, Uttarakhand, India

    N. K. Goel

  3. Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247-667, Uttarakhand, India

    B. S. Mathur

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Sarkar, S., Goel, N.K. & Mathur, B.S. Development of isopluvial map using L-moment approach for Tehri-Garhwal Himalaya. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess 24, 411–423 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-009-0330-2

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